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gauge

17 sts / 10 cm on 5 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
135 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
5 mm

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substitutes (105)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

FIL PIUMA

Concept by KatiaAranest.69% alpaca, 31% wool

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
220 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 5 mm.

[row gauge unknown - swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Soft Fuzz

PicklesSport · DK · Aranest.53% alpaca, 47% wool

matching
gauge
16 sts (-1)
needle
6 mm
skein
195 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 16 sts instead of 17, on a 6 mm needle rather than 5 mm - close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[row gauge unknown - swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Alpaca Bouclé

DROPSAran · Worsted80% alpaca, 15% wool, 5% polyamide

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
140 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character - a straight swap on paper.

[row gauge unknown - swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Sauce

HjertegarnAranest.23% alpaca, 23% merino, 27% wool, 15% nylon, 12% wool

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 5 mm.

[row gauge unknown - swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Blow

Kit CoutureAranest.37% alpaca, 26% wool, 2% viscose, 35% polyamide

matching
gauge
18 sts (+1)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 18 sts instead of 17, on a 5.5 mm needle rather than 5 mm - close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[row gauge unknown - swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Viking Garn
name
Olivia
weight group
Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
-
ply
-
fibres
42% superfine alpaca, 30% wool, 28% nylon
skein
135 m / 50 g
gauge
17 sts @ 5 mm
care
superwash
-
made in
price
not in the database yet

Weight group is derived from measured gauge, not the brand's label - that is why a yarn labelled "aran / worsted" can sit in our Aran group while another brand's "worsted" lands in DK. Library: 1783 yarns · 72 brands · 118 without gauge · 633/1903 gauge rows missing row count.